WORLD champion Ronnie O’Sullivan cruised into the second round of the UK Championship after brushing aside 19-year-old Rhys Clark in a thumping win. O’Sullivan, winner of the Champion of Champions event last week, made easy work of his first round clash against the amateur Scotsman winning 6-0 in a match which took less than an…
AMATEUR snooker player Mitchell Travis caused the biggest shock of the UK Championship so far and got the biggest win of his life after he held his nerve to defeat Marco Fu. Fu, who earlier this season won the Australian Open and was a finalist in the International Championship, had to pack his bags early…
THAILAND star Dechawat Poomjaeng provided the drama on the third day of the UK Championship after he came back from 5-1 down to beat fellow countryman Thepchaiya Un-Nooh. Poomjaeng, whose eccentric style and comical antics on the baize made him a crowd favourite in this year’s World Championship, is through to the second round after he…
MARTIN Gould was the biggest casualty of the second day of the UK Championship after he suffered a surprise early exit against a player ranked 88 places below him. Gould, who last week competed in the Champion of Champions event lost 6-3 to Chris Norbury this evening – a player ranked 112th in the world.…
SEAN O’Sullivan produced a storm of a comeback to defeat Anthony Hamilton on the opening day of the UK Championship. Snooker’s second biggest ranking event, which last year was won by Mark Selby, kicked off today (Tuesday) with eight first round matches held in York. O’Sullivan, playing in the main draw of the UK Championship…
REIGNING world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan has not been included in this year’s shortlist to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. Despite not playing a competitive match in more than six months, O’Sullivan lifted his fifth world title in May with victory over Barry Hawkins at the Crucible. But his triumph, which followed…
THIS season’s Players Tour Championship Finals will be held in Bangkok, it has been announced. The PTC finals, which sees the top 24 players from the European Tour Order of Merit and the eight top stars from the Asian Tour Order of Merit come together to play a knockout competition, start from March 25 next…
CHAMPION of Champions finalists Ronnie O’Sullivan and Stuart Bingham have given the big thumbs up to the Ricoh Arena tournament. Five-times world champion O’Sullivan became the first ever winner of the six-day competition after beating Bingham in a close-fought final 10-8. The tournament, which was screened live on ITV 4, saw 16 of the world’s…
RONNIE O’Sullivan was crowned the first ever winner of the champion of champions event after he earned a hard-fought victory over Stuart Bingham. In a topsy-turvey match, which saw the lead change hands more than half a dozen times, reigning world champion O’Sullivan dug deep when it mattered to claim a 10-8 and the £100,000…
MARK Selby is the new Antwerp Open champion after he came back from behind to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan. The world number two star, who was runner-up of this event last year, run three straight frames after being 3-1 down to the reigning world champion in the Belgium city. The win takes Selby to five PTC…
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